高三英語(yǔ)模擬試題(三)

1、高三英語(yǔ)模擬試題（三）注意事項(xiàng)：.答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、考生號(hào)等填寫在答題卡和試卷指定位置上。.回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。如需 改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上。 寫在本試卷上無效。.考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ASingapore Garden Festival（SGF）is the only show in the world to g

2、ather the worlds top award-winning garden and flowery designers under one roof. This “must-see” event will impress you with a wide range of displays and activities that have been planned specially for you. An experience of a lifetime awaits at the Singapore Garden Festival for you and your family. M

3、ark your calendar today!Jacob Ballas Childrens GardenWorry that your child is bored? Sign him or her up for a guided tour in Jacob Ballas Childrens Garden. It will stimulate a sense of wonder in your child as it promises a unique discovery and provides interesting learning experiences in a garden se

4、tting. Let your child explore and play so that they will learn to take care of plants and the environment while you admire the exhibits with a peace of mind.Far East Organization Childrens GardenYour child can have a fun-filled day with interactive games, water play features and educational programs

5、 in an abundant natural setting at Far East Organization Childrens Garden! The play zone contains play such as a sway（搖擺）bridge and stepping springs, and the Fish Fountain with an interactive landscape of water tunnels and different fish-Shaped sculpture.Marine Cove Childrens Outdoor PlaygroundCome

6、and bring your child to the 3500-square-metre playground suitable for children of various ages! It is located next to the beach, offering users open spaces and a good view of the sea. Your child can also join in the fun at a play area with talking tubes, fun mirrors and a drum set! The playground al

7、so has play equipment for children who have disabilities to play together. This includes special needs equipment such as sensory play panels.Without hearing the concerns, Carol asked her grandmother to grant the wish. Grandmother granted her wish but with a condition. Carol was told that she would o

8、nly have 6 hours to spend in the city. Later, she would return back to the village. Carol agreed.Carol then found herself in the city with her friends.Carols brother Rob was calling her for lunch and Carol woke up.季有合茶1-3DCA4-7BCDC 8-11BBCA 12-15BCDB 16-20EAGCF21-25ABBCD26-30CCADD 31-35ABCBA36. the

9、37. annually 38. as 39. to rid 40. were given41. where 42. comfortable 43. attending 44. preference 45. visitors 應(yīng)用文Dear Sir or Madam,Im Li Hua, a Chinese student studying in New Zealand. Im writing to ask fbr some information about traveling in New Zealand since I plan to spend my summer vacation h

10、ere.Could you recommend some popular traveling routes to me? As we know, New Zealand is famous for its beautiful scenery and places of interest and I want to know more details. Besides, Im also interested in the local food, which is spoken highly of among us Chinese students. At last, what else shou

11、ld I prepare for the travelling?rd be grateful to receive a reply at your earliest convenience.Yours sincerely,Li Hua 讀后續(xù)寫One possible version:Carol then found herself in the city with her friends. Carol and her friends went to watch movies. After that they ate delicious food in a restaurant and sho

12、pped in a huge mall. Carol was happy that she had the chance to experience the life in the city. Yet at the same time, she understood that everything told by her grandmother was true in the city. There was no peace and no silence; the city life was fast and rushing. The air quality is not satisfying

13、. She could hardly find any animal or even a tree.Carol1 s brother Rob was calling her for lunch and Carol woke up. She recalled what happened just now in her dream and realized that her life in the village with her family was far more wonderful than the city life. Carol understood that she was havi

14、ng a more joyful life. She shared her dream with her family while enjoying the fresh fruits and vegetables, and they laughed together. Carol also developed love for plants, animals and beautiful nature. Why is Singapore Garden Festival a “must-see event?It is the only show to gather different roofs.

15、It is a grand awarding ceremony for designers.It attracts flowery designers to the competition.It brings together the world-class garden and flowery designs. What can the children do in Jacob Ballas Childrens Garden?Have a good view of the sea.Participate in interactive games.Learn to look after the

16、 plants.Know about ways to design gardens. Which of the following venues suits disabled children most?Marine Cove Childrens Outdoor Playground.Far East Organization Childrens Garden.Jacob Ballas Childrens Garden.The Fish Fountain.BAs health care costs continue to rise, a growing number of companies

17、are working out programs designed to keep their employees healthy.Thomas Chapple is the senior vice president. Its really important to us because medical costs are going up like crazy； he says. This company spends more than $ 200 million a year on medical costs for its employees around the country.

18、The best thing we have seen as a way to control the medical cost is individual fitness.”“We have a fitness centerShawn Flaherty, director of public relations for Freddie Mac., says. We have a health benefits plan that encourages people to work out three times a week, get cholesterol （膽固醇）checks, as

19、well as do not smoke/ If they do that, it will cost them less fbr the health benefits.”Rachelle Clark works fbr Freddie Mac. I feel great. You know the benefit is rewarding. I like to look good and feel healthy. I am just fortunate that I work for the company that provides some type of facility for

20、the employees.”While on-site fitness centers are popular, some companies pay membership fees at local gyms for employees. The companies also offer classes such as boxing, yoga and dancing. Employees see those health programs as a valuable benefit.Tom Brook exercises five days a week. As a newspaper

21、reporter he has a tight schedule,although Tom says its not that difficult fbr him to make time fbr a workout. It is great. It is right here where we work J says Tom. So everybody gets a chance to use it whenever they want to. I have lost weight and never been in better shape.”The programs may not be

22、 a magic cure for rising health costs. However, they seem to have a positive impact on both employers and employees.What,s the best way to cut the medical cost according to Shawn Flaherty?Reducing the number of employees.Encouraging the employees to work out for health.Setting up fitness centers of

23、their own.Paying membership fees at local gyms for the employees.Why does the writer cite （弓I 用）what Rachelle Clark and Tom Brook say?To explain how to use the fitness centers.To show how effective physical exercise is.To show the employees welcome the health programs.To persuade more employers to s

24、et up health centers.What does the underlined sentence convey?The health costs are worrying.The programs may not cost much money.All kinds of patients can be cured like magic.The programs have limited effects.What is the main idea of the text?A Its difficult to reduce health care costs.The health ca

25、re costs are rising year by year.Companies encourage their employees to keep fit.People can benefit from doing exercise in their working places.CAlma Deutscher could read music before she could read words. She composed her first piano sonata at six, her first short opera at seven, and her first full

26、-length opera at 10.Alma Alma,a gifted musician as well as a composer,the child prodigy,orTittle Mozart whose music is in the classical-romantic tradition, was on stage throughout, switching between the piano and the violin.Her parents, mother Janie, and father Guy, are quite formal. They think deep

27、ly before they speak, and appear to be quiet. They maintain Alma is an adult when it comes to music and anormal girl in other ways.She has always been home-schooled and is reading Philip Pullmans His Dark Materials when we meet. Janie, who has given up her university job, is also a huge support, hom

28、e-schooling both girls. And they believe Alma wouldnt have developed in mainstream education anyway. Because her needs are different and its quite difficult for any school.But perhaps what most sets her apart is the intensity（強(qiáng)度）of her imagination. Spend time with Alma and you are struck by how ofte

29、n she talks about Transylvanian, which is unrelated to the region in Romania. I must have heard the name somewhere, because I didnt know it was a real place until much later, “ she says.Transylvanian is “ my own land with its own language and there are beautiful composers there, named Antonin Yellow

30、 sink and Ashy and Shell and Flare”. Transylvanian is outside, inside; everywhere and nowhere.She has written biographies about the composers, created a magazine, Paris Flash, for the inhabitants, and even composed a Transylvanian national anthem. Her father believes her musical ability is a sign of

31、 this imagination. It all pours out like a volcano J he says.What can we learn about Alma from the first two paragraphs?She is too young to be a musician.She is a wonder child on music.She is a hard-working child on music.Her music works are well-known around the world.Why did Alma receive education

32、 at home?She didnt like school.She had special needs.Her mother lost job.She wanted to stay with her sister.What do we know about Transylvanian?It is a region in Almas country.It is a land in the book Alma read.It is a place that Alma imagined.It is a group for musicians and composers.According to h

33、er father, what is the key to Almas success?A. Her rich imagination.B. Her parents9 influence.C. Her teachers9 instruction.D. Her hard work on music.Solar energy systems/power plants do not produce air pollution, water pollution, or greenhouse gases. Using solar energy can have a positive, indirect

34、effect on the environment, when solar energy replaces or reduces the use of other energy sources that have larger effects on the environment.However, some poisonous materials and chemicals are used to make the photovoltaic （光電 1也的）cells that convert sunlight into electricity. Some solar thermal （保熱的

35、）systems use potentially hazardous liquids to transfer heat. Leaks of these materials could be harmful to the environment. U. S. environmental laws regulate the use and settlement of these types of materials.As with any type of power plant, large solar power plants can affect the environment near th

36、eir locations. The placement of the power plant may have long-term effects on the habitats of native plants and animals. Some solar power plants may require water for cleaning solar collectors and concentrators or for cooling turbine generators. Using large volumes of ground water or surface water i

37、n some dry locations may affect the ecosystems that depend on these water resources. In addition, the beam of concentrated sunlight a solar power tower creates can kill birds and insects that fly into the beam.The amount of solar energy that the earth receives each day is many times greater than the

38、 total amount of all energy that people consume each day. However, on the surface of the earth, solar energy is a variable and irregular energy source. The amount of sunlight and the intensity of sunlight varies by time of day and location. Weather and climate conditions affect the availability of s

39、unlight daily and on a seasonal basis. The type and size of a solar energy collection and conversion system determines how much of the available solar energy we can convert into useful energy.Which of the following best explains hazardous underlined in paragraph 2?A. inexpensive B. dangerousC. ineff

40、ective D. abnormalWhat influence can large solar power plants have on the locations?Polluting the ground water.Protecting the habitats of plants and animals.Damaging the local natural balance.Attracting birds and insects to the area.What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?Different areas receive

41、 different amount of solar energy.How to convert solar energy into useful energy.The relationship between solar energy collection and the sunlight.Some factors that influence the amount of solar energy collection.What does the author think of the solar energy systems?They are totally environment-fri

42、endly.They have both advantages and disadvantages.They should be forbidden in the future.They should be encouraged in quantities.第二節(jié)（共5小題：每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為 多余選項(xiàng)。For most students, writing more clearly and persuasively presents a great challenge. 16 Few of them, th

43、ough, focus on filling their essays with necessary information and details, let alone organizing the information.In order to make an essay convincing, students should know how to select the necessary information and details. 17 Information that can help students clarify and better convey their ideas

44、 is certainly important. To figure out what this is, you should make sure you understand the theme of the essay. 18Suppose you were asked to write an essay describing a memorable event in your life. You should start off by thinking about the events youve experienced, and why a particular event is es

45、pecially memorable to you. 19 While writing the essay, you should constantly remind yourself that since the event must be a memorable one, you should pay attention to describing the details that make it so special.20 Indeed, before you include any information in your essay, you should think about ho

46、w to link reasons, examples and details together before you start writing. Only then will you be able to produce strong and coherent（連貫的）essay.But how do you know what to include?Good writing is sure to leave deep impression on the readers.Through this process, you can choose a meaningful experience

47、.You can begin with a question, such as why Im writing this essay.Many can write grammatically correct sentences and choose proper words.However, even if you think of good reasons and examples, you must try to organize youressay well.Only after clearly understanding the topic can you choose proper r

48、easons and examples to support your ideas.第二部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分） 第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳 選項(xiàng)。I realized I was holding an apple tree in the palm of my hand. It is a little seed with the21 to become a beautiful big tree - a tree that could grow thousands of apples in it

49、s lifetime. Thousands of apples, each 22 several seeds, each capable of growing a new tree which again could produce thousands of apples. Why then the world wasnt filled with apple trees?It is a 23 of nature that only a few of these seeds grow. Most never do or are 24 early on in their growth.And it

50、 came to my mind its quite often so with peoples dreams also. 25 ideas come to our minds but they 26 too soon-we dont tend to the little saplings（幼苗），we dont protect them as we should. And then one day we wonder what happened to our dreams-why did they never come true?I put the apple seed on the 27

51、and bent down to see how the light was reflected from it, this natures tiny wonder. I wondered when someone was seriously growing apples, how many times they had to try to get a seed to germinate（發(fā)芽）？ How much work did it 28?Maybe it was like with our dreams: the seeds of your dreams did not 29 grow

52、. Planting an apple tree, it might take many tries. You might meet dozens of people until you met the true friend.But if you kept on sowing the seeds of your dream, one day you would succeed. And after that others would 30 you were lucky to be successful-when in fact you probably failed more often t

53、han you would like to 31 But you were good at failing-you learned, you 32 ,and then with your new 33 you tried again. And again. And again. And one day 34 was yours.I picked up the apple seed from the table again-however, instead of throwing it away I took a（an） 35 flower pot, poured some earth into

54、 it and planted the seed. Maybe one day it would grow into a proud tree. Id never know if I didnt tryA. potentialA. includingA. truthA. grownA. TerribleA. occurA. floorA. requireA. appropriatelyA. suspectA. countA. adoptedA. technologyA. worldA. emptyB. possibilityB. containingB. ruleB. fallenB. Har

55、mfulB. disappearB. potB. takeB. fortunatelyB. contradictB. passB. adaptedB. courageB. successfullenergyC. coveringC. factC. destroyedC. SpecialC. dieC. tableC.spendC. biologicallyC. assumeC.succeedC. continuedC. knowledgeresultC. beautifulperseveranceD. producingD. failD. burntD. WonderfulD. spreadD

56、. handD. deserveD. automaticallyD. commentD. tryD. insistedD. ambitionD. wonderD. suitable第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題L5分,滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, is 36 second-largest art museum in the world after the Louvre, France, both of which are visited by millions o

57、f people 37 (annual). Hermitage holds not only artistic treasures but also a collection of living history38well.The Hermitage was built as part of the royal Russian familys Winter Palace. Empress Elizabeth had cats brought in 39 (rid) the several palace buildings of mice. The cats did their job well and 40 (give) homes in the basements of the buildings and the title of Hermitage cats.The 74 Hermitage cats live at the museum 41 they now lead an extremely 42 (comfort) life. A press secretary is in charge of the cats, with three full-time caretakers 43 (attend) to their every need. There